We have just finished two weeks here in Atlanta watching over 10,000 athletes from 197 countries "Go for the Gold." There were plenty of heroes to go around. Who will ever forget Kerri Strug, a little pixie, who courageously vaulted on a severely sprained ankle, to secure the first team gymnastics gold medal in U.S. history.

Then there is Carl Lewis who, at 35, won the long jump for the fourth consecutive Olympics, and secured a record time ninth gold medal. Then, of course, the person that Sports Illustrated simply called "The Man," Michael Johnson, became the first Olympian in history to win both the 200 and 400 meters and shattered a world record by an unheard of three tenths of a second.

But the Olympian that I will always remember from these games is David Reid. Now many of you are …